Sec. 45-3153. - Permitted uses, signs.
Sec. 45-3154. - Area and dimensional regulations.
Sec. 45-3155. - Off-street parking.
Purpose and intent: The purpose and intent of this division is to promote well-planned and designed mixed-use pedestrian oriented development of property within Newport News, Virginia, and to incorporate the "Concepts of New Urbanism" (or, neotraditional communities) into the development of property in a Neotraditional Overlay District within the city. This division prescribes standards for the construction and reconstruction of structures within Neotraditional Overlay Districts approved in accordance with this division. Regulations in this division supplement and modify district regulations set forth in other articles of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 5631-01)
The city manager or his designee may approve neotraditional development proposals subject to the following criteria:
(1)
The property to be developed must contain no less than fifty (50) acres or, in the alternate, consist of no more than three (3) parcels containing a minimum combined total of three hundred (300) acres, each of which must be located no more than three-quarters (¾) [of a] mile apart and be developed as part of a conceptual master plan. No less than seventy-five (75) percent of the property to be developed shall be zoned R-9 and the remainder of which may be zoned C-1 or C-2.
(2)
The property owner/developer shall submit ten (10) copies of a conceptual master plan for preliminary review by the director of planning prior to site plan review. Upon review by the city's site plan review committee, the conceptual master plan shall be sent to the city manager for consideration and approval. Once approved, a copy of the conceptual master plan shall be kept on file with the city's departments of planning and engineering. The conceptual master plan shall be drawn to a readable scale and show the location of all buildings, streets, parking, landscaping, and other physical improvements, including necessary public improvements. More specifically, the conceptual master plan shall include:
a.
A traffic circulation plan, a utilities plan, and the location of all green areas or parks. The conceptual master plan shall also identify the location, type and number of proposed structures. The conceptual master plan may be implemented in phases, and the site plan submitted for approval before each phase is begun shall contain a detailed traffic circulation, utility, parking management and landscaping plans for the applicable phase; and
b.
The location and area calculation of land that is intended for common, quasi-public or amenity use, but not proposed to be in public ownership, together with a description of the form of ownership and control upon the completion of the first phase of the development; and
c.
A general description of the anticipated phases to be constructed;
d.
A pattern book of architectural guidelines and design standards to implement the vision of the conceptual master plan. The pattern book shall include, but not be limited to: narrative, photos, architectural renderings, section elevations, site plans, and material lists.
(Ord. No. 5631-01; Ord. No. 6221-06; Ord. No. 6662-10)
Sec. 45-3153. - Permitted uses, signs.
(a)
Permitted uses: In the Neotraditional Overlay District, buildings or premises may be used for any use normally permitted in the underlying zoning district regulations set forth in section 45-402 of this chapter. In addition, single-family, two-family, and single-family attached uses shall be permitted on properties zoned R-9.
(b)
Accessory uses: Any use customarily incidental or accessory to any permitted use is permitted in this district when clearly established as an accessory use to a permitted use.
(c)
Signs: Signs permitted in the Neotraditional Overlay District shall be those set forth in Chapter 33.01, Newport News City Code. Such signs shall be compatible with the neotraditional architecture and concept as set forth in the approved master plan.
(Ord. No. 5631-01)
Sec. 45-3154. - Area and dimensional regulations.
There shall be no minimum lot area, lot dimensions, yard regulations, height regulations, or transitional area buffers.
(Ord. No. 5631-01)
Sec. 45-3155. - Off-street parking.
(a)
The off-street parking requirements established in section 45-3004 of this chapter may be reduced by the zoning administrator through the approval of a parking management plan for the applicable phase to be implemented.
(1)
Such parking plan shall include:
a.
A scaled drawing of the development for such phase, showing and labeling all proposed structures, uses, parking spaces, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, property lines, cross-access easements, and rights-of-way.
b.
For each phase, a table containing the gross floor area, required number of off-street parking spaces, proposed number of off-street parking spaces, and proposed number of on-street parking spaces for each use.
c.
As phases are developed, the total number of parking spaces provided and the total use permitted in all approved phases shall be calculated to determine permissible reductions in parking, if any.
d.
Bus circulation routes to serve the development.
(2)
In no case shall less than one (1) on-site parking space or garage space per dwelling unit be provided.
(3)
Off-street parking for commercial and community facilities shall be provided either on-site or off-site. "Shared" parking for separate facilities may be permitted whether by cross-easements or other standard business practices.
(Ord. No. 5631-01)